{"podcast":{"title":"Laura Flanders and Friends: Solutions-Focused Progressive Perspectives on Politics, News, and Culture","slug":"laura-flanders-and-friends-solutions-focused-progressive-perspectives-on-politics-news-and-culture-1095059","podcast_index_feed_id":1095059,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/trhTbNDK","website_url":"http://www.LauraFlanders.org/listen","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/fc671404-9abb-4783-bad5-692b3dbc59cf/660efaf7-020e-48c0-89d7-4547f6acc596/3000x3000/unnamed.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Laura Flanders","episode_count":899,"summary":"Uncensored history meets bold voices with Laura Flanders, award winning journalist and author. The show explores actionable models for creating a better world by reporting on the people and movements driving systemic change. We spotlight the solutions of tomorrow, today. The show airs on PBS stations in over 300 US markets, and airs on 60+ community radio stations via PRX Exchange and Pacifica, and is available on YouTube and here as a podcast. Subscribers receive lots of video and audio web exclusives in addition to the weekly episode. Recent field reports and specials include: Jimmy Carter; 60th Anniversary of Selma Bloody Sunday March; Bernie Sanders' Fighting Oligarchy; Labor Movement vs. Fascism: Worker Organizers & Teachers Under Attack; And interviewee highlights include Award Winning Actor, Director, Writer, Liev Schreiber on his documentary \"Meeting Zelensky\"; Award winning journalists Maria Hinojosa (Award Winning Suave Podcast and host of Latino USA) & Chenjerai Kumanyika (Award Winning Podcast Series Empire City) on Forced Removals, Foreign Detention, the War on Education & Free Speech; Democracy & Capitalism: A Failed Experiment? with Bloomberg Economist & host of Tru…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T22:20:22.109865+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laura-flanders-and-friends-solutions-focused-progressive-perspectives-on-politics-news-and-culture-1095059"},"episode":{"title":"[episode cut] Celebrating the Legacy of Disability Activist Alice Wong","slug":"episode-cut-celebrating-the-legacy-of-disability-activist-alice-wong","published_at":"2026-07-22T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laura-flanders-and-friends-solutions-focused-progressive-perspectives-on-politics-news-and-culture-1095059/episode-cut-celebrating-the-legacy-of-disability-activist-alice-wong","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/laura-flanders-and-friends-solutions-focused-progressive-perspectives-on-politics-news-and-culture-1095059","url":"http://www.LauraFlanders.org/listen","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/a930a4/op3.dev/e/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/72a99690-00a0-4376-8b30-9ea490811cc0/c3cf0ccd-6993-4c0f-a004-338778a46c5b/episodes/audio/group/f0668ff0-6108-4020-897a-45d2c6fbf943/group-item/cacf75db-410f-429d-adb3-1eae2006b563/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=trhTbNDK","summary":"This month on Laura Flanders & Friends we’re lifting up the people, the stories, and the ideas driving disability justice forward. This week we celebrate the life and legacy of Alice Wong with two of her closest collaborators, reflecting on the movement she helped to build. Description: Alice Wong lived longer than she expected, but not long enough. The celebrated disability activist lived by the principle that disability justice is integral to all liberation movements, and centered disabled stories with the Disability Visibility Project. In this episode we celebrate the life and legacy of Alice Wong with two of her dear friends and collaborators, Sandy Ho and Steven Thrasher. “A lot of Alice's advocacy was focused around the systems that force disabled people to be at the margins . . . Whether it is the Black Lives Matter movement or the pandemic, we see the ways in which our society and political systems respond, and not in ways that prioritize those who are least privileged and have the least amount of power.” - Sandy Ho Guests: • Sandy Ho: Executive Director, Disability & Philanthropy Forum • Steven Thrasher: Daniel Renberg Chair of Social Justice in Reporting, Northwestern University; Author, The Viral Underclass & The Overseer Class Watch the episode released on YouTube; PBS World Channel Sundays at 11:30am and on over 300 public stations across the country. Listen: Episode airing on community radio & available as a podcast. These audio exclusives are made possible thanks to our member supporters. Become a member today, go to https://Patreon.com/LauraFlandersandFriends.","meta_description":"This month on Laura Flanders & Friends we’re lifting up the people, the stories, and the ideas driving disability justice forward. 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